I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. (Psalm 130:5) Closely related to the virtue of faith is that of hope. Hope can be understood simply as faith in what is still
SANCTIFYING VIRTUES: FAITH
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. (Psalm 118:8) The importance of faith in our sanctification is hard to overstate, if for no other reason than the fact that not only is unbelief
When God Cannot Be Unpraised
Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him… (Psalm 42:5, 11; 43:5) As sinful and prideful creatures, our tendency is often to turn to God’s help as a last resort, after we have exhausted our other options. We
When God Cannot Be Fled From
If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there… (Psalm 139:8) For many Christians, the doctrine of God’s omnipresence is a given, but the implications of this truth is not meditated upon enough. For the psalmist, God’s being
When God Cannot Be Found
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (Psalm 22:1) As the pastor of a church that sings only the 150 Psalms of the Bible, one question that is often asked is, “Where is Christ in the Psalms?” And